Press Release – Compassion & Choices

Enmienda Constitucional de Virginia del Oeste que Prohíbe Ayuda Médica para Morir Marca Precedente Nacional Peligroso

lukej November 7, 2024 No Comments

Votantes de Virginia del Oeste aprobaron ayer la Enmienda 1, con un aparente margen estrecho para prohibir permanentemente la ayuda médica para morir, lo cual viene a marcar la primera…

West Virginia’s Constitutional Amendment Banning Medical Aid in Dying Sets Dangerous National Precedent

lukej November 7, 2024 No Comments

Voters in West Virginia yesterday, it appears, narrowly passed Amendment 1, a measure to amend the state constitution to permanently ban medical aid in dying, marking the first constitutional amendment…

Compassion & Choices Apela Fallo de Tribunal Federal que Confirmó Mandato de Residencia de Nueva Jersey para Obtener Ayuda Médica para Morir

lukej October 17, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices apeló el fallo de un juez federal que confirmó el requisito de residencia dentro del Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act o Ley de…

Despite Veto, Medical Aid-In-Dying Advocates to Renew Fight in 2025

lukej September 20, 2024 No Comments

Gov. Carney Let Down Terminally Ill Advocates Who May Not Survive Until Next Session Despite a deeply disappointing veto Friday by outgoing Delaware governor, John Carney, of a bill to allow terminally…

Más Hispanos de California con Enfermedades Terminales Utilizaron Ley de Ayuda Médica para Morir en 2023

Katie Wingo August 2, 2024 No Comments

Más Hispanos de California con enfermedades terminales superaron las brechas de equidad en salud al utilizar el End of Life Option Act o Ley de Opción de Fin de Vida…

Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer Receives Award for Nearly 30 Years of End-of-Life Care Achievements

lukej July 10, 2024 No Comments

Compassion & Choices Wednesday presented retiring U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) with an award for his “exceptional and vital contributions to the end-of-life care movement” during his nearly 30 years…

For First Time, Del. Senate Executive Committee Advances Medical Aid-In-Dying Bill to Senate Floor

Katie Wingo June 12, 2024 No Comments

For the first time, the Delaware Senate Executive Committee heard the Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End of Life Options Act (HB140) and voted to advance it to the Senate floor.…

Advocates Decry Legislature’s Failure – for the 10th Year in a Row – to Pass New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act

lukej June 7, 2024 No Comments

Campaign to Pass Medical Aid in Dying in 2025 Begins Today Corinne Carey, Compassion & Choices’ senior campaign director for New York/New Jersey, joined advocates at the State Capitol today…

New York Filmmaker Chronicles Parents’ Peaceful Deaths Using CA Medical Aid-in-Dying Law in Amazon Prime Docuseries: “Take Me Out Feet First”

lukej June 4, 2024 No Comments

A native New York filmmaker, Serene Meshel-Dillman, chronicles her parents’ use of California’s End of Life Option Act and other terminally ill advocates for medical aid in dying across the…

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